emmy27

emmy27

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  1. my chosen field of nursing

    emmy27 replied to studentnicu's topic in General Nursing

    ER nurse here. Pros: Never, ever boring. Sometimes very gratifying ("I helped save a life today" is a pretty good end of day reflection). Flexible hours (7-7? 11-11? need five days off in a row...

  2. Bad idea to take MA position even though i am a RN??

    emmy27 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Your boss may not hold you to the standard of your RN license, but the BON will if any patient care issues arise. With an employer who hires licensed staff at low wages for unlicensed positions and...

  3. Bad idea to take MA position even though i am a RN??

    emmy27 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed with the above posters that it's very, very likely that if they hire you as an MA, they will pressure you to do RN work. And even if they don't, you'll legally and ethically held to the...

  4. Do you know how to multitask??

    emmy27 replied to palmd17's topic in General Nursing

    Pomodoros are a great way to make yourself do something you've been dreading, especially an open-ended task like studying. You can download apps or pull up a browser window with a pomodoro timer....

  5. Received a phone call from the nurse recruiter of a hospital. Now what do I do? What shoul

    emmy27 replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! For future job hunts, take heart- even if it takes weeks to get a promised call back, it doesn't necessarily mean anything. For my current job, the nurse recruiter got me an interview...

  6. Rejecting a job counter-offer

    emmy27 replied to Ashleyhunleyrn's topic in Nursing Career

    If you love peds and want to work in it in the long run, I would go for it- it's much harder to get in to peds than ER (there are just more ER jobs than peds jobs, period, and it's a specialty without...

  7. Where do I go from here?

    emmy27 replied to kristin10's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, if you've got the time management skills to handle 18 patients, even 18 relatively low-acuity patients, I think the transition to med-surg would be a breeze for you. Yes, there will be more...

  8. Thrown off orientation too early??

    emmy27 replied to banpoprock's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse to whom you're giving report fussing over small things/trying to guilt you in to staying late to do tasks is something you will encounter over and over in your nursing career. In some cases...

  9. I feel like a complete failure

    emmy27 replied to Newnurseadam's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    DO NOT pay hundreds of dollars for a resume! DO ask someone you know (perhaps a student advisor or professor at the school you graduated from, if you don't have any friends who are grammar-obsessives)...

  10. Work rules

    emmy27 replied to Dragonstrike's topic in General Nursing

    If you have to stay in this job, try flat shoes (even a small heel as in most running shoes and clogs places a lot of stress on your legs and back- it's like standing downhill all day), compression...

  11. Best way to get ED and hired at 55yrs

    emmy27 replied to Jewelsy's topic in Nursing Career

    I would consider starting with a CNA job in an LTC to see if you like/can hack it before you invest in LPN/LVN school. It's physically brutal work, and while there are definitely 55 year olds out...

  12. Notes in 3rd person style

    emmy27 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect it arose as a convention (and in studying and working across multiple southeastern states, it has seemed to me to be a widespread one- all the notes I read are either entirely passive or...

  13. Offer letter but no job???

    emmy27 replied to bbtt's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds maddening, but I had a similar experience when I was a new grad with a hospital that gave me the run around including scheduling an in-person followup to a telephone interview knowing I...

  14. best long steeve tshirts to wear under scrubs?

    emmy27 replied to Lexilou08's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Old Navy and Wonderwink- but only the thin synthetic ones from Wonderwink. The cotton Wonderwink ones with the breast pocket run smaller than other Wonderwink products and have really tight cuffs at...

  15. Triage Gems

    emmy27 replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    "Leg hurting for 27 years." Patient was 27 years old. Another lady came in c/o sunburn but just looked "off" and got put in a real room instead of fast track on the triage nurse's gut instinct. Her...

  16. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    emmy27 replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I would choose it again if I were going back in time- it's been extremely rewarding and interesting, I value the flexibility and stability that having an in-demand, portable skill set has brought...

  17. How many is too many questions

    emmy27 replied to Kcv19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In general, I think it's much better to ask questions (and it's something I find encouraging in a new grad or orientee) than to guess (eek) or even worse, fail to even realize there's something you...

  18. Prerequisites courses for nursing program

    emmy27 replied to sfw57's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    An accelerated BSN program which would prepare you to work as an RN and potentially be reimbursed for your advanced practice studies by an employer, as well as make a good wage while continuing your...

  19. Documentation for Readmission

    emmy27 replied to aenermd's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED if we completed their discharge, we treat it as two separate visits, even if they never actually made it out of the parking lot. Many's the time I've wished "Are you planning on staging a...

  20. Prerequisites courses for nursing program

    emmy27 replied to sfw57's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's probably somebody out there who has done this successfully, so I'm not going to say it's impossible, but it really would be very, very difficult. In attempting to take all these prerequisites...

  21. The Ship Is Sinking

    emmy27 replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    It shows at the top above the

  22. Help, nursing with GAD?

    emmy27 replied to planetearth's topic in General Nursing

    I have GAD and it can be a challenge; however, for me it primarily manifests in an inability to wind down after work/experiencing anxiety after the fact, which is very unpleasant for me at times, but...

  23. Nursing report ED to Floor

    emmy27 replied to TRAUMARN05's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny, we keep telling patients it's unsafe to walk in the door during shift change, but they just keep

  24. Will I get into nursing school?

    emmy27 replied to ashleyarink's topic in General Nursing

    You need to find out the admission criteria and weighting for the programs you're most interested in- it may be possible depending on their policies, and you may be able to do something to improve...

  25. The Ship Is Sinking

    emmy27 replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    What she actually said was that is shouldn't be discussed on a website, which is essentially equivalent to standing in the town square and shouting about it. Discussing it in the workplace should also...